ThuG LyFe wrote:i have a weird dent on my fender and i tried banging it out today and kinda made it worse..i kinda wanted to do kouki conversion but for the $ it'll cost i dono...i don't want to be all show and no go...

and guys stop arguing who cares people will find out on their own through their own trial and error.

el_mata wrote:i'm sorry to bring this back up, but it has alot of information.

my question is this, what about the Radiator Core Support... do you really need this? I haven't found anything that states it needs in the forums but on the nissan, raceonusa.com websites says you do.

Let me know, cus i'm about to start doing it soon.

The Inflicted wrote:The front of my '95 240SX was wrecked and I'm looking into upgrade options as I repair it. I'm going to have to replace the hood, a fender, and a headlight, and the front bumper cover is have to be replaced or heavily re-shaped and patched.

Since all this stuff would have to be bought I figured now is the best time to go to a different front end, and since an S15 conversion is beyond what I can afford I'm leaning towards a Kouki conversion. I've done a lot of research into what's required so far, but I have some questions I haven't been able to find answers for yet:

1. What does the headlight bracket for the Kouki lights look like and is it something that can be easily fabricated? A picture would be very helpful since I can't find anyone online selling these things apart from big online OEM parts catalogues that don't even give out prices or pictures.

2. Is it absolutely necessary to change the front bumper cover when going to the Kouki lights? From what I can tell both lights sit parallel on the actual bumper and both the Zenki and Kouki fenders follow the bumper's lines around the front of the car under the corner lights. I actually prefer the look of the bumper from the Zenki and if I can use it I'd like to do that.

3. Does anyone know what happens when you try to paint a carbon fiber hood? It looks like the OEM steel hood for the Kouki is actually harder to come by than an aftermarket fiber part, but there's nothing more disgusting than a yellowing, fraying carbon hood. If it's possible, I would just want to paint the hood to match the rest of the car, maybe with a thin of enough coat to see the weave underneath.

4. I found through a google search a post that said that the connectors for the Kouki lights are different from the Zenki's- something about going from an H4 to an H1 connection. There was a link in the thread to webpage detailing what would be needed to make the modification but that link was broken.

5. How much more difficult are the vented eBay fenders to install than the OEM steel parts? I haven't been able to source any Kouki fenders locally (Nor any Zenki's in the side I need, for that matter) but if the cheap fiberglass fenders are going to be a royal pain to install I may just need to keep looking harder.

Thanks for your help.